diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index b24ae95..d0e4ea3 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -31,11 +31,23 @@ $title   = isset( $_REQUEST['title'] ) ? yourls_sanitize_title( $_REQUEST['title
 
 		</div>
 
-		<div class="form-item recaptcha-container">
-			<p><label class="primary" title=""><?php yourls_e( 'Verification', 'isq_translation'); ?></label></p>
-			<p><label class="secondary"><?php yourls_e( 'reCAPTCHA verification used to ensure you are not a bot.', 'isq_translation'); ?></label></p>
-			<div class="g-recaptcha" data-sitekey="<?php echo ISQ::$recaptcha['sitekey']; ?>"></div>
-		</div>
+		<?php
+			if ( !empty(ISQ::$recaptcha['sitekey']) && !empty(ISQ::$recaptcha['secret']) ) {
+		?>
+			<div class="form-item recaptcha-container">
+				<p><label class="primary" title=""><?php yourls_e( 'Verification', 'isq_translation'); ?></label></p>
+				<p><label class="secondary"><?php yourls_e( 'reCAPTCHA verification used to ensure you are not a bot.', 'isq_translation'); ?></label></p>
+				<div class="g-recaptcha" data-sitekey="<?php echo ISQ::$recaptcha['sitekey']; ?>"></div>
+			</div>
+		<?php
+			} else {
+		?>
+			<div class="hidden">
+				<input type="hidden" name="basic_antispam">
+			</div>
+		<?php
+			}
+		?>
 
 		<div class="form-item submit-container">
 			<input type="submit" class="button" value="<?php yourls_e( 'Shorten', 'isq_translation'); ?>">
diff --git a/public/config-sample.php b/public/config-sample.php
index 3388bc4..475fbe3 100644
--- a/public/config-sample.php
+++ b/public/config-sample.php
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ ISQ::$social = array(
 
 // reCAPTCHA API KEYS
 // Get yourls from https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin
+// If you don't want to use reCAPTCHA, that's cool. Leave this empty, and basic
+// antispam protection will be provided.
 ISQ::$recaptcha = array(
 	'sitekey' => '',
 	'secret' => ''
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index 10e956a..f8f7743 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ a, a:visited {
 	box-shadow: 0 0 3px 0 #CCC;
 }
 
+.hidden {
+	display: none;
+}
+
 /* Header */
 .site-header {
 	margin: 0 auto;
diff --git a/result.php b/result.php
index 079b809..a3383ca 100644
--- a/result.php
+++ b/result.php
@@ -3,16 +3,26 @@ $dependencies = array( 'ZeroClipboard' );
 
 include('header.php');
 
-$recaptcha_data = file_get_contents('https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify?secret=' . ISQ::$recaptcha['secret'] . '&response=' . $_REQUEST['g-recaptcha-response']);
-$recaptcha_json = json_decode($recaptcha_data, TRUE);
-
-// What happens when the CAPTCHA was completed incorrectly
-if ($recaptcha_json['success'] != 'true') {
-	echo '<div class="content"><p class="error">' . yourls__( 'Are you a bot? Google certainly thinks so. Please go back and try again.', 'isq_translation' ) . '</p></div>';
+function display_error($message) {
+	echo '<div class="content"><p class="error">' . $message . '</p></div>';
 	include('footer.php');
 	die();
 }
 
+if ( !empty(ISQ::$recaptcha['sitekey']) && !empty(ISQ::$recaptcha['secret']) ) {
+	$recaptcha_data = file_get_contents('https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api/siteverify?secret=' . ISQ::$recaptcha['secret'] . '&response=' . $_REQUEST['g-recaptcha-response']);
+	$recaptcha_json = json_decode($recaptcha_data, TRUE);
+
+	// What happens when the CAPTCHA was completed incorrectly
+	if ( $recaptcha_json['success'] != 'true' ) {
+		display_error( yourls__( 'Are you a bot? Google certainly thinks you are. Please go back and try again.', 'isq_translation' ) );
+	}
+} else {
+	if ( $_REQUEST['basic_antispam'] != "" ) {
+		display_error( yourls__( 'Are you a bot? The verification was not completed successfully. Please go back and try again.', 'isq_translation' ) );
+	}
+}
+
 $url     = isset( $_REQUEST['url'] ) ? yourls_sanitize_url( $_REQUEST['url'] ) : '';
 $keyword = isset( $_REQUEST['keyword'] ) ? yourls_sanitize_keyword( $_REQUEST['keyword'] ) : '' ;
 $title   = isset( $_REQUEST['title'] ) ? yourls_sanitize_title( $_REQUEST['title'] ) : '' ;